G/SPS/N/AUS/533  
 
4 April 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Foods sold in Australia (both imported and domestically produced)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Call for submissions  Proposal M1020 – Maximum 
Residue Limits (2021) . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  98 (37 Call for 
Submissions report, 61 Supporting Document 1)  
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2015L00468  
6. Description of content:  This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food 
Standards Code  to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) with the: Australian Pesticide and 
Veterinary Medicines Authority MRL Standard; Codex Alimentarius Commission; and 
trading partner standards r elating to residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in 
food. 
 
For M1020, routine consideration of MRLs adopted by Codex at the 2021 
Codex  Alimentarius Commission meeting were included in the harmonisation process.  
 
The agvet chemicals where increa sed or new MRLs are being considered for 
specified plant commodities are:  abamectin, acephate, acequinocyl, acetamiprid, 
acetochlor, afidopyropen, azoxystrobin, bentazone, benzovindiflupyr, bifenazate, boscalid, 
bupirimate, buprofezin, carbaryl, carbendazi m, chlorantraniliprole, chlorothalonil, 
chlorpyrifos, clofentezine, clothianidin, cyantraniliprole, cyazofamid, cyclaniliprole, 
cycloxydim, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyhexatin, cypermethrin, cyprodinil, cyromazine, 
dichlobenil, dichlorvos, difenoconazole, d iflubenzuron, dimethoate, dimethomorph, 
dinocap, dinotefuran, dithiocarbamates, diuron, emamectin, ethiprole, etofenprox, 
fenamidone, fenazaquin, fenbuconazole, fenhexamid, fenpropathrin, fenpyrazamine, 
fenpyroximate, fenvalerate, fipronil, flonicamid, flu azifop -p-butyl, fludioxonil, fluensulfone, 
fluopicolide, fluopyram, flupyradifurone, flutolanil, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, fosetyl -
aluminium, glufosinate / glufosinate ammonium, glyphosate, imazapic, imazapyr, 
imidacloprid, iprodione, isofetamid, mandestro bin, mandipropamid, mefentrifluconazole, 
mepanipyrim, metaflumizone, metalaxyl, metconazole, methamidophos, methoprene, 
methoxyfenozide, metribuzin, novaluron, omethoate, oxamyl, oxathiapiprolin, 
pendimethalin, penthiopyrad, phorate, picoxystrobin, piperon yl butoxide, pirimicarb, 
prochloraz, procymidone, profenofos, propamocarb, pydiflumetofen, pyraclostrobin, 
pyrethrins, pyrimethanil, pyriproxyfen, quinclorac, quinoxyfen, quintozene, rimsulfuron, 
saflufenacil, spinetoram, spinosad, spiromesifen, spirotetra mat, sulfoxaflor, tebuconazole, G/SPS/N/AUS/533  
 
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  tebufenozide, terbacil, thiabendazole, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, tolclofos -methyl, 
tolfenpyrad, triadimefon, triadimenol, trifloxystrobin, triazophos, valifenalate.  
 
The agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being  considered for 
specified animal commodities are: cyclaniliprole, fenazaquin, mandestrobin, 
metaflumizone, metconazole, omethoate, picoxystrobin, pydiflumetofen, tolclofos -methyl, 
tolfenpyrad, valifenalate.  
 
The agvet chemicals where deletions or reduction s in MRLs are being proposed 
for specified plant commodities are:  abamectin, acetamiprid, acifluorfen, afidopyropen, 
ametryn, amitrole, azinphos -methyl, azoxystrobin, carbofuran, chlorantraniliprole, 
chlorothalonil, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyromazine, dim ethoate, diquat, S-ethyl 
dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC), ethoprophos, fenarimol, flupyradifurone, fluxapyroxad, 
forchlorfenuron, hexazinone, imidacloprid, methidathion, metconazole, omethoate, 
oxathiapiprolin, paraquat, procymidone, propoxur, prothiofos , quizalofop -ethyl, 
tebuconazole, tebufenozide, tepraloxydim, thiabendazole, thifensulfuron -methyl,  
 
The agvet chemicals where deletions or reductions in MRLs are being proposed 
for specified animal commodities are:  afidopyropen, azinphos -methyl, buprofezin, 
carbofuran, methidathion, pyriofenone, tepraloxydim, thifensulfuron -methyl,  
 
New chemicals proposed for inclusion in schedule 20 of the Australia 
New Zealand Food Standards Code are: cyhexatin, dinocap, fenamidone, tolfenpyrad, 
triazophos, valifenalate.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify  the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
− CAC/MRL 1 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides 2009  
− CAC/MRL 2 Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food 2011  
− CAC/MRL 3 Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) 2001  
− and subsequent variations to relevant standards as adopted or revoked by the 
Commission  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard: The scientific methodology used by Australia to establish MRLs is 
consistent with international best practice. Countries set MRLs according to the good 
agricultural practice (GAP) or good veterinary practice (GVP) applicable to their region. 
Agricultu ral and veterinary chemical use patterns differ between different production 
regions and countries as pests, diseases and environmental factors vary. This means that 
Australian MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food may differ from Codex 
standards.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Australia  New Zealand Food Standards Code  (available in English)  G/SPS/N/AUS/533  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : FSANZ Board approval anticipated 
June 2022. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : FSANZ  notifies Australian Government 
Ministers of changes to the MRL Standard. If  no review is requested by Ministers, 
publication is anticipated August 2022 with gazettal and registration as a legislative 
instrument to follow, in early September 2022. If a rev iew is requested, FSANZ will submit 
an addendum notification to advise on changes to timeframes.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Date of Gazettal and registration as a legislative instrume nt, pending 
Government consideration (see 10. above).  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  The Proposal includes measures to address certain 
anomalies between the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and Codex or 
other trading partner standards.  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 May 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Australian Department, Water and the Environment  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.awe.gov.au  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Australian Department, Water and the Environment  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Website: http://www.awe.gov.au